San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-02
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

! He peOple OI AuleTlCh cry up WIN
the anarchists This last cry will settle
the question on this side the water, no
matter how many anarchists go up.
IT Is not often that a democratic
/ journal designates the republican party
as divine providence. What else can
/ be meant, however. by this remark of
( the Cincinnati Enquirer. Nothing
/ short OF divine providence can beat
! Cleveland for second term"
THE Atlanta Constitution seems to be
seriously exercised over the mental
/ conditiO of the Blaine organs. Let the
Constit utiOn set itself seriously to work
to reconcile it's own wet" and dry"
antagonisms and II will have all the
mental exercise necessary TO preserve
1t from stagnation.
THERE Is no diminutiOn in the excite
ment in Paris. A revolutionary spirit
| is strongly manifesting itself. The first
| conflict between the populace and the
military has occurred and trouble is not
| only feared, but the forcible overthrow
OF the government is within the posi-
Dilities. The situation Is extremely
| critical
Mrs JEFFERSON DAVIS seems to pre-
| serve much more OF the old indepen-
| dence of spirit which seemed to hedge
around true SOuthron, than does her
husband. She protests, as a lady, against
any fund being raised for herself or
daughter. The spirit of the protest ia
admirably expressed In Mrs Davis
letter.
THE sugar industry Of Louisiana Ia in
| danger OF receiving hard blow In the
| democratic congress, when 1t comes to
tinkering with the tariff. Should this
frt,n IL ,l.r -
tie time and the democracy will receive
n blow In the face from the Louisiana
voters. 1t is poor rule that does not
work two ways and the democratic free
traders are likely to have some expert
ence in this matter before many moons.
The Medical association OF West
Texas in its recent session did an honor
able and honest thing in doing away
| with the private prescription formula,
| thus leaving patients at liberty to get
| their presori ptions filled where Ii best
suits them By this measure of relief II
will not be necessary for the sick to 20
| beyond the nearest drug store to get
| prescription put up. The pharmacists
have secured a victory over monopoly
in this action of the medical society and
are to be congratulated accordingly, as
well as the general public
A GREAT deal ofinterest centcrs around
the suffering couch OF the crown prince
OF Germany. His courage, his manlineRs,
his kindliness of manner and kindlIness
OF spirit. his domestic qualities, all have
endeared him TO his family and his peO-
pie. The sympathy OF expression and
the depth of feeling evoked by his Illness
have brought new atmosphere around
and Into the royal court where he sUf-
iers. The whole life and movement
there ia In delightful contrast to the
staff, unsvmp8thetic con VentiOnRlism
which chRracterizes the court of St:
James. Unser Fritz is a man whom
Germany can Ill spare.
The Austin Statesman is merely spite
full and yet impOtent in its spite, when
it says Of Galveston, Just as likely
the people OF Galveston will now turn
right around and re-elect Burke to the
treasury, and possibly give Odell an Of
| fee" The people of Galveston are no
more likely TO do that than are the peO-
pie of Austin, and we do not think there
| is danger Of either Of them so far forget
ting themselves. The pessimistic char
scter of a journalists soul, who would
| evolve from the depths of its litteness
such a remark as the Statesman has
fathered, is something decidedly curious
lOCOultu plhtB.
THE Paris News is wading into the
fee system which obtains in the recor-
| der's court OF that city. 1t goes for the
marshal's office without gloves. and
| makes as much fuss over its little on
slaught rs though its own life was in
danger. 1t is doing good work all the
same. showing up the delinQuenoies Of
the municipal authorities and remind
ing them OF promises unkept. If Paris
| in any sense resembles San Antonio, the
News man will find the municipal mem
| DRY very short, and the municipal epi-
dermis quite tough.
The proteutionists are gaining ground
| the world over. Even old Salisbury in
free trade England is throwing out pro-
| teCtiOnist feelers. Such being the case
| the democracy of this country can not
cause establishment by LISTING after pro-
| lection lOAveS and fishes. When the
| protective democracy become fully
awake to the situation, they will be
| found hunting for the republican camp
They would sooner trust protection the
cries to party SvOwedly protection in
| principle, than to party free trade in
| principle and protection for the sale Of
| sectional success.
THE criticism which compares Presi-
dent GrPvy to a street car driver. dis
arms itself OF its sting by its utter
irrelevancv. Grevy was very success
| full man OF business before assuming con-
| troll OF the French government. Since
| then he has ruled France moderately
and wisely. The nation is in a better
state OF defense than when he assumed
| the reins; her Internal condition is more
| prosperous; her dangers from foreign
war are lessened; she commands more
respect at home and abroad; the power
OF the Orleanists to disturb the tran
| guilty of the nation has been largely
broken, aud France has made more pro-
gress towards stable republican govern
ment than under any president since
| Theirs.
WACO is all torn up oyer the free
bridge question and is likely to be.
| There have been more conferences over
that bridge matter and more attempts
to arrange matters between the city and
the bridge company than San Antonio
| ever held to decide city hall and court
house matters, and nothing has been de-
| termined. Waco owes it to herself to
get that bridge and abolish tolls, or build
new one. The bridge company are too
secure in their tenure and want the last
pound Of flesh. A free bridge there Is a
necessity for the development of the
city. The press of the city have worked
assiduOusly for the CITY interests in this
matter but so far without avail. Confer
| ence now seems at an end and the fight
lie to open. May the city win.
FOR SALE.